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David Ayer Doesn’t Regret Suicide Squad: ‘Not For a Second’

While opinion remains divided on 2016’s Suicide Squad, its director hasn’t let any of the bad reviews or negative fan reactions get to him. In response to a fan question, David Ayer tweeted that he doesn’t regret his involvement with the film.

“Not for a second. Not for one second,” he wrote. “I got to work with amazing people. It won an Oscar, did incredible business. Launched a franchise and spinoff. And like it or not it’s halfway to cult status. I grew as a person, grew creatively. Warners took a chance on me. I’m grateful.”

Not for a second. Not for one second. I got to work with amazing people. It won an Oscar, did incredible business. Launched a franchise and spinoff. And like it or not it’s halfway to cult status. I grew as a person, grew creatively. Warners took a chance on me. I’m grateful.

Ayer makes some salient points that are often forgotten about when looking back on the villain-focused feature, especially that it won an Academy Award — for Best Makeup and Hairstyling — something most superhero movies don’t even come close to accomplishing. The film also managed to turn Harley Quinn into an even bigger star and a household name, with multiple spinoffs planned with Margot Robbie reprising her role.

Suicide Squad also brought Ayer together with one of the stars of his next film Bright, which debuts Dec. 22 on Netflix. Will Smith took a chance to step outside of his usual milieu to play the amoral assassin Deadshot in Suicide Squad, and must have enjoyed working with Ayer because he returned for Bright, a movie about a world where magical and non-magical beings live alongside each other.

All in all, Suicide Squad seemed to be quite the positive work experience for Ayer, who’s attached to direct the spinoff Gotham City Sirens.